Forty years of Rounder

Forty years ago today, the Rounder record company issued the first releases in a massively important stream of bluegrass, old-time, and other recordings. Our friend Erio Meili of the Sao Paulo Bluegrass Music Association in Brazil writes to Rounder head Ken Irwin:

Ken, WE thank you!

Happy anniversary and congratulation to you and to the whole Rounder Team.

You have been a vital element to keep bluegrass constantly under a contemporary sunshine or even one step forward as visioneers for 40 years. Rounder is one of the main reasons that this music has never grown old to fade away or to become stamped as something of the past, although keeping its great respect to the roots of bluegrass pioneers.

On 12 October a celebratory concert was held at the Grand Ole Opry; a DVD of the show is now available.